Task 14. Read the following sentences and find Participle I and Participle II. Define their functions.

1. Most barristers are professional advocates earning their living by the presentation of civil and criminal cases in court.

2. All practicing barristers are junior counsels unless they have been designated Queen’s Counsels.

3. A solicitor does legal work involved in buying a house.

4. Making a will, the best man to advise you is a solicitor.

5. To become a solicitor a young man joins a solicitor as a “clerk” and works for him while studying part-time for the Law Society exams.

6. Many kinds of people working in or studying legal affairs are referred to as lawyers.

7. A barrister spends most of his time in a courtroom or preparing his arguments for the court.

8. Petty crimes are dealt with by a solicitor.

9. Barristers belong to the institutions called Inns of Court.

 

Task 15. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to complex subject and complex object:

1. A solicitor is considered to be one of the most important figures in the British legal system.

2. Barristers seem to be experts in the interpretation of the law.

3. A barrister is unlikely to be found without a solicitor being with him.

4. To qualify as a solicitor a young man or a woman is expected to join a solicitor as a “clerk” and work for him.

5. One can see barristers wear wigs and gowns.

6. We wanted our solicitor to sell the house.

7. This man expects the solicitor to prepare all the evidence.

8. Queen’s Counsels are expected to appear only in most important cases.

 

Task 16. Open the brackets using the right form of the verb in the conditional subordinate clauses:

1. If the jury (to consider) a prisoner guilty, the judge pronounces a sentence.

2. He would have never taken the case, if the barrister (not to believe) in his innocence.

3. If the investigator (to have) more evidence, he would be able to prove the case.

4. You won’t be forgiven, unless you (to return) the money you have taken.

5. He would certainly plead guilty, if he (to be) in your place.

6. What would you do with your money, if the police (not to get) you?

7. If he (to realize) the danger, he would have run away.

 

Task 17. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the tense forms:

1. The word “lawyer” describes a person who has become officially qualified to act in certain legal matters.

2. If a person has a legal problem, he will go and see a solicitor.

3. The number of solicitors in Britain is increasing.

4. The solicitor deals with petty crimes and some matrimonial matters in Magistrate’s Courts.

5. Mr. Smith is a well-known solicitor who has gained a lot of practical experience. Preparing documents.

6. When a person has passed all the exams necessary to become a solicitor, he may apply to the Law Society to be “admitted”.

Task 18. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the passive tense forms:

1. Barristers are employed by solicitors.

2. It can be said that a barrister spends most of his time in a courtroom.

3. Many problems are dealt with exclusively by a solicitor.

4. Barristers are called in to advise on really difficult points.

5. The US attorneys are appointed by the President.

All practicing barristers are junior counsels unless they have been designated Queen’s Counsels.

Task 19. Look through the text and answer the following questions:

1. What does the word “lawyer” mean?

2. Do all countries have the same groups of lawyers?

3. What is the difference between the work of a barrister and that of a solicitor?

4. What matters does a solicitor deal with?

5. In what courts does a solicitor have the right to speak?

6. Who deals with the interpretation of the law: barristers or solicitors?

7. Where do barristers work?

8. How many attorneys are there in the USA?

9. How are they appointed?

10. What does the number of assistant attorneys depend on?